Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Denis on Richelieu') is a municipality in the southwestern part of Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,339.
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu | |
|---|---|
 Jean-Baptiste Masse House | |
 Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM | |
  Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°09′W / 45.783°N 73.150°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Settled | 1694 |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre-Luc Archambault |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Borduas |
| Area | |
| 86.40 km2 (33.36 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 84.64 km2 (32.68 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 2,339 | |
| • Density | 27.6/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,048 |
| • Urban density | 978.1/km2 (2,533/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,045 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-133  R-137 |
| Website | www.stdenis surrichelieu.ca |
History
editIn 1694, King Louis XIV granted the Seigneurie of Saint-Denis to the aristocratic French Army officer, Louis-François De Gannes, sieur de Falaise of Buxeuil, Vienne, France. He named his seigniory after his wife, Barbe Denys.
A great stone Roman Catholic Saint-Denis Church was completed in 1796.
On November 23, 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu was the site of the murder of British courier, Lieutenant George Weir by Patriotes. Subsequently, the Patriotes, calling themselves The Sons of Liberty based on the American model, won a battle here against the British Army that marked the official beginning of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Today, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu has a museum called the Maison nationale des Patriotes, an interpretation centre that presents a history of the Patriotes movement that was led by the villager's most famous resident, Wolfred Nelson.
On October 21s 2012, a monument to the memory of Louis-Joseph Papineau was unveiled in a park next to City Hall, along the river, by Québec Premiere Pauline Marois.
Demographics
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PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333325". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
External links
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- Spurr, John W. (1976). "Gore, Sir Charles Stephen". In Halpenny, Francess G. (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.; George Weir's "sadistic" murder.
- History and architectural details of the Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu at the Quebec religious heritage Foundation (English & French languages)
- Maison nationale des Patriotes museum information website